This is a CHIP8 interpreter written in C++. It runs games that use the CHIP8 instruction set.
CHIP8 is an assembly-like programming language that typically runs on a virtual machine. It was created in the 70s and became popular for running small retro games. Check out the Wikipedia page for more information. If you want to build your own CHIP8 interpreter, I recommend this guide by Austin Morlan. To download Chip8 games, head to this archive compiled and mantained by John Earnest.
$ chip8 my_game.ch8
- CMake: build system. See https://cmake.org/
- SFML: graphics library. See https://www.sfml-dev.org/
- Catch2: C++ test framework. See https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/jorgefz/chip8
cd chip8
Generate the Makefiles and compile the interpreter
cmake -S . -B build
make -C build chip8
Call the interpreter with a game of your choice
./build/chip8 my_game.ch8